Nebraska Newspapers

    TTTI5 mrATTA T > A1"LY IIEE : MONDAY. PEHKUA'RY 20. 1SOO.
OUNCIL BLUFFS.
MIXOH MnXTIO.V.
Hamilton' * J3.50 shots.
Davis aellii glaet.
Mrs. Alblo Huster Is In
Moore's fee ] kll ! worms aa < l lattoai.
C. B. Alexander & Co. , picture frames.
Bartcl & Mlllor. 100 B'way , give "Stars , "
low * Furniture * t Carpet Co. , 407 B'war.
J. C. Blxhr , heating , plumbing. Tel. 153.
Hoa. Lucius Wells I In Chicago oa busl-
DCtA.
DCtA.W.
W. W. Loonils left last evening for Chi
cago.
0. B. Jacqticmln & Co. , Jewelers and op-
tlclani , 7 South Main street ,
Get your work 'lone at the popular Eagle
laundry , 724 Broadway , 'phone 157.
Miss fora Smith has returnr-I from Chicago
cage , where she has been studying music.
Mr . Virginia McConnell'is visiting Dr.
JC. H. nrown and family at Fremont , Neb.
W. A. WooJ has been called to Chari-
< on , la. , by the death of his sister-in-
law.
law.Mrs.
Mrs. Minnie Danforth has been on the
olck list ever since her return from
Maine.
H. A. Cole left Saturday evening for n
I.x weeks' trip In tbo cast in the Interest
of his llrm.
Miss Jennie Carse of 1002 Fourth street
lias returned home from an cxtcnJcd visit
In South DakotA.
Miss Mary Young of Blair , Neb. , Is visit
ing her cousins , tbo Misses Maude Coc'jran
and Cora Hitchcock.
N. W. Williams returned Saturday from
Montpoller , Idaho , whcro ho has besn fnr
the last four months.
The Progress club will meet Thursday aft
ernoon at the home ot Mrs. Morehouse. The
topic will be "Causes that Led to the Rev
olution. "
Mrs. F. A. Patrick , who has been the
guest for several weeks of Mr ; , A. P. lian-
chett , leaves lor her homo In Duluth this
evening ,
Henry Peterson of Peterson A : Schocn-
Ing has gone to Charter Oak to be present
at the celebration of the fiftieth birthday ot
bis father.
Mire Antoinette Walker. leading lady in
Mr. Walker Whiteside's company , has been
the guest the last few days of her cousin ,
Miss Droyton Bushnell of this city.
Rev. H. L. Morehouse , D. D. , of New
York , field secretary of the Baptist Home
Mission society. Is the guest of his brother ,
E. B. Morchousc of Fourth avenue.
The regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Education will bo held this evening. The
matter of a new High school building will
be brought up by Members Sims and Moore.
Mrs. Kate Thornberg and Miss Barndt
spent yesterday In Missouri Valley , the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thornberg ,
who leave this week on a trip to Mon-
tjuia.
Owing to the crowded condition of the
Woman's Christian Association hospital the
management has decided to rent rooms in
private houses nearby for the use of the
curse * .
J. J. Stewart , administrator of the estate
of the late Ira S. Grason , has filed his final
report in the district court and the hearing
of rhe same has been set for next Saturday
mornlng.
Miss Thompson , who has been assisting
Jlev. and Mrs. Henry DeLong at the Indus
trial School for Girls and In their relief
work , has been appointed superintendent of
4ae Sunday school at Edgewood.
The Festival Choral society will meet to
morrow evening at Mueller's hall to re
hearse' patriotic songs for the Washington
birthday concert to be given Wednesday
Jilght by the musical auxiliary ot the Coun
cil Bluffs Woman's club.
Tbo Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Kingston died yesterday afternoon
of pneumonia , aged 7 mentis. The funeral
tvlll be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock
from 'tho family resdeuco on Madison < iv-
cnuo and interment will bo In Walnut Hill
cemetery.
The- district court grand Jury in the dam-
oge suit of Mrs. Anderson against Saloon
Keeper Boyscn brought In a sealed verdict |
Sunday afternoon finding for the plaintiff In
the sum of $300. The Jury had been out I
elnco nocti on Friday last. Mrs. Anderson
Bticd for $10.000 damages for Boyscn selling
Ler husband drink despite her protests. ,
Court No. 2 of the Tribe of Ben-Hur has 1 I
been organized in this city with the fol
lowing officers : Past chief , J. C. Water |
man. M. D. ; chief , W. B. Lackey ; Judge , ,
C. D. Walters ; scribe , George W. Lower ;
keeper of tribute , A. W. Huber ; captain , J.
C. Johnson ; guide. C. W. Gould ; keeper of
Inner gate , Mrs. Minnie Johnson ; keeper of
outer gate , J. W. Carter.
At the First Presbyterian church last
evening the pastor. Rev. W. S. Barnes , de
livered the first of a series of sermons for
the especial benefit of the young people.
His subject was "The Meaning of Life. The
subjects of the others In the series nre :
"Starting Right , " "Habits. " "Companions , "
"Reading , " "Choosing an Occupation" and
"The Outlook for Our Generation. "
The cases of the three men In the- county
Jail , committed under the state vagrancy
law , will probably come up for trial today
before Judge Thornell in the district curt
on application to mitigate the sentence or
release thorn. Tbo three men , Joseph Kenney -
ney , Ora Haley and Frank Dyer , were com
mitted on failure to give bonds for their
good behavior for a year in the sum of J100
each. Their cases are the first under the
new law.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Soren
Thompson was held yseterday afternoon
from the f-imllr residence. 1116 Broadway.
nnd was largely otUtided by 'the friends of
the -bereaved family. The Fervlces were
conducted by Rov. Andrew Peterson and a
long cortege followed iho remains to their
last resting place | n Walnut Hill cemetery.
The pallb rem were Bartel Anderson , John
M. Nelson. Soren Peterson , Nels Jensen ,
John Oirlson and Jena Mason.
The art department of the Council Bluffs
Woman's club meets thla evening nt the
club rooms. The topic will bo "Early
Christian Architecture. " The American literature
erature- department will meet tomorrow
morning at the same place , when the topic
will bo "WaabliiRtcii and His State. " The
current events department will meet this
nfternoon. The topic will be "Tho Philip
pines. " The mental science department
will meet Saturday afternoon , when 'Mrs.
Elms will read a paper on the topic of the
day.
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N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250.
To Heilenl | li the IloHplfnl I'uiiil.
A special meeting of the Council Bluffs
.Woman's Sanitary Relief commission was
held Sunday afternoon In the office of Dr.
Mary Tlnley to consider some plan for re
plenishing the hcspltal fund of Company L ,
Fifty-first Iowa volunteers. Word has twen
received' from Manila that the fund Is ex
hausted and the boys when sick need deli
cacies that are not provided In the govern
ment rations.
It was decided to gv | a public enter
tainment at the Dohany opera bouse In the
near future. The details and arrangements
were Itft to the executive committee , con
sisting of Mrs. Drayton Bushuell , ( Mrs. Ed-
ion and Mrs. Anna S. Richardeon. The
meeting was attended by almost the entire
membership ot the organization and much
Interest Is being taken by the women lu the
matter. A rutolutlrm was passed request
ing the local press to give the proposed
entertainment all the publicity possible and
every member present constituted herself
a committee of one to rnaUe the affair a
financial success.
PERFECT
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Ubed by jwople of refinement
for over a quarter of a century ,
CRUSHED BENEATH A ROCK
Serious Accident at tha New Peayey Elmtor
Building.
RIGHT LEG OF FOREMAN PRAVE MANGLED
Defective HiiUlInc Jlnchlncrr Ver-
mltft it StoniIn Pull , Cntrlilnn
the Uitrorttiiiiilr Ainu nnil
Him DIMVU.
Richard Pravc , a foreman in the employ
of Goldie & Son , the contractors building
the big Pcavcy elevator at the Transfer ,
met with a serious accident yesterday mornIng -
Ing whllo superintending the hoisting of
rock.
A huge rock weighing several hundred
pounds was being hoisted by block and
tackle and when at the height of some seven
or eight feet the hooks became loosened
and slipped off. Thcj rock came down with
n crash and before Prave could Jump to
one side it struck him on the right leg ,
crushing It almost to a Jelly. The unfor
tunate man lay on the ground with the
huge rock on bis leg for some time before
thu other men could left It off , which had
to i > c done with the block and tackle , as
the rock was too heavy for tbo combined
strength of the men there to move.
Although his limb was terribly crushed
and ho was suffering fearful agony Prave
never murmured and directed the men who
ran to bis assistance how to raise the huge
mass of rock off him. He was removed as
eoon as possible to St. Bernard's hospital ,
where an examination showed that his leg
had been fractured In three places below the
knee and the ankle. The limb was terribly
bruised and crushed , but the doctors In
charge hope to save It unless blood poisonIng -
Ing sets in.
ThU makes the second accident within a
few days at the elevator. Henry Martin ,
the laborer who had his left leg and two
ribs broken and shoulder dislocated last Fri
day , Is at the Woman's Christian association
hospital and is getting along nicely.
Remember the exposition by getting some
copies of Snap Shots at the Council Bluffs
office of The Bee. Ten cents each.
Trade where they give "Stars. "
iirsixiss.s iinroiti : CITV cor.vcn. . ,
Vnrntlnc I.nnil Unit It. Mny He t'mecl
liy Itnllrondn to lie CoiiNldereil.
At the adjourned meeting of the city
council tonight the ordinance providing for
the vacation by the city of a strip about
fifteen feet wide on the north side of Thir
teenth avenue 'between Eighth and Four
teenth streets will come up for passage. The
vacation of this strip is asked for by the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Railway ,
company In order that it may make the j
Improvements which it has planned in its
yards which lie north of Thirteenth avenue.
Thirteenth avenue Is already occupied | i
by the tracks of the Kansas City and Milwaukee -
waukee railroads and is practically useless
for other trafllc. The strip asked for by the
Rock Island road lies on the north of the
tracks already on the thoroughfare and the
grant of ihe strip asked would not Injure
the rights of anyone. The committee of the
whole of the city council inspected the proposed -
posed grant during last week and none of
the aldermen are opposed to passing the
ordinance whlch jxfter a few minor changes
have been made -will be done tonight.
Other matters to come before the council
will be the awarding of the contract for
the city scavenging and the building of
the brick and plank sidewalks ordered.
James & Co. , according to the tabulation
made by Finance Clerk True , are the low
est bidders on the scavenging. E. A. Wick-
ham , according to the tabulation , of the bids
made by the city engineer on brick walks ,
is the lowest bidder. He bid on fourfoot'e
walks , cash. 23 % cents ; certificates , 24V ! '
cents : six-foot brick walks , cash , 34 cents ; I '
certificates. 33 cents ; six-foot cement walks , '
cash. S3 cents ; certificates , S9 cents. The
other bidders were John Sklnkle and J. M.
Harden.
Davis sells drugs.
Bluff City liundry , 'phone 314. "A superior
process on linen. "
I'rovex to lie a Falne Alarm.
It was reported to the police yesterday
that there was a case of smallpox In the
Anderson family , living at Twenty-third j ,
street and Avenue n , but investigation
showed that the party sick was not suffering
from that disease. So far none of the Beck-
wlth family have shown any signs of taking
the smallpox from George Youngs and the
health authorities are hopeful that when
Youngs gets over It that his will be the
last case they will have to deal with.
Youngs is recovering rapidly and is now
able to sit up.
Snap Shots all go at 1U cents each at the
Council Bluffs office of The Bee.
Murderer IN
MASON CITY , la. , Feb. 19. ( Special Tel
egram. ) U R. Bone , the murderer of
James Allison , was arrested late last night
at the iome of his father-in-law , A. J.
Talberg. He was driven there by n livery
man. When Deputy Barker went to the i
house he was told that none of the men were I
nt home , .but on further deaiaml that the
man come out he presented himself. Ho
had the liloody knife In his hand anJ gave
It to the officer. Soon tiller hU arrest he
was Interviewed. When told that AllUon
was dead ho said :
"Where did 1 plug him ? Well , 1 expect
I am doomed to RO the game way. "
Hone Is 27 years of use nnd came here
from LexInRton , Neb. James Allison was
married about two months ago. The Inquest
Is being held today.
Memorial Servleen.
PIERRE. S. D. . Feb. 19. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) Memorial services for Lieutenant E.
A. Hartlng wore held in this city this aft
ernoon. The services were attended by the
fire department , the camp of Modem Wood
men , of which organizations ho was a mem
ber at the time of going Into the em-Ice ,
the members of the Grand Army of the Re
public and those of the old military organi
zation in the city. A procession was formed
at tbo court house and marched to the opera i
house. The services were conducted by
Hev. W. A. Lymau , pastor of tlw church
of which he was a member , assisted by
Rev. Clevenger and Rev. Chambers ,
Dick of nipoNtire.
CODY. Wyo. , Feb. 19. ( Special , ) Mrs.
Frank Hamraett of this place died at Clark
Monday night from the etfects of exposure to
the blizzard Sunday. Mrs. Hammett was
driving with Mr * . George T. Beck and Xlr.
Hammett when the party was overtaken by
the storm. They were obliged to camp out
and everything possible was done to with
stand the severe cold. Mrs. Hammett was
proctratexl by the cold and died soon after
reaching Clark.
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Work of Wyoming I
CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Feb. 19 ( Special. ) I
The session of the Fifth Wyoming state leg A
islature , which ended Saturday , has been S I
devoid of excitement and closed much more
peaceably and quietly than any preceding I
session. With tbo of 1
exception two days 1
spent in visiting the various state institu 1I
tions the body has worked continuously dur- 1
ing tbo forty days allotted It and has per- (
termed a large amount of hard work result
ing in much beneficial legislation. Among
the more Important laws enacted arc the
following :
Act for removal of stale convicts from
Lnramlc to Rawllns ; regulating the practice
of medicine and establishing A Stnto Medical
board ; for legalizing defective dccfis ; appropriations
S
priations ! for enlarging State Insane asylum ,
State university and State bccpltat ; providing
Ini for register of State Land board giving
bond ; appropriation for expense nf volun
teers ; more stringent net for protection of
game and fish ; taxation of migratory live
stock ( ; providing for state record of brands ;
changing methods of drawing Juries ; provid
ing for cession of state lands to general
government for military posts , etc. ; estab
lishing a Board of Sheep Commissioners ;
providing for free text books ; providing for
more efficient Wyoming National Guard ; es
tablishment of uniform payment to state
officers' deputies ; regulating fees of state
engineer's ; office ; providing for care ot Bl ?
Horn hot springs ; appropriating funds to
pay expenses Incurred by Johnson county in
prosecuting cattle Invaders of 1S92 ; enact
ment of stringent laws to punish train rob
bers.
EDUCATORS MEET THIS WEEK
Superlntenilcntn In Vnrlnnn llrnnoliei
of School Work lo Iliilil Three
Sennlnn.
COLUMBUS. O. , Feb. 19. The department
of superlntendency of the National Educa
tional association holds a three days' ses
sion here this week , opening Tuesday. Su
perintendent E. H. Mark of the Louisville ,
Ky. , schools , president of the department ,
has arrived in the city and says he expects
fully 1,000 educators from all parts of the
country to be In attendance.
Those who anticipate attending this Im
portant session are mostly school superin
tendent * , high school and college men ,
mainly from the c ntral part of the United
States , although there will be many from
the very outskirts of the union.
The program for the week IB as follows :
February 21 , 22 and 23 Meeting of the
department of superintendents.
February 21 State superintendents.
February 21 and 22 City superintendents.
February 22 Educational Press associa
tion of America.
February 21 National Herbart society.
February 23 and 24 Association of Boards
of Education of the State of Ohio.
GOT THEIR MONEY'S WORTH
Went Chlcncn Thenler Amllenee
AVniitn n Show or Admlnxioii I'rlec
nnil CiettliiK Xelther ,
CHICAGO , Feb. 19. A riot ia which 2.000
men , women and children took part occurred
this afternoon' at the Star theater , Sedg-
wick and Division streets , and before the
police arrived the interior of the theater
had been badly damaged.
Scenery which was to have been used in
the presentation of a play had been tied up
by legal proceedings and after the audl-
encc had waited until -1:30 : p. m. for the
curtain _ ' to go up many began to clamor for
their money. They were refused at the box
office and two minutes afterward chairs !
were broken In pieces and hurled at the i
stage , chandeliers were broken , carpets were
torn up and the theater and sidewalk outside
were one mass of fighting , yelling humanity.
The clanging of the patrol wagon bells
scattered the crowd in a hurry , however.
Later In the afternoon the money was re
funded ' to those who presented their cou
pons.
Drnclwooil Wnnlx n I'nlillc
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Feb. 19. ( Special. )
The mayor of Deadwood has received a tele
gram from Senator Pettigrew asking the
business men of the city to wire Congress
man Mercer of Nebraska , and also have the
business men of Omaha wire their con
gressman , to favor the bill for a public
building for Deadwood. Deadwood Is sorely
in need of a public building.
Muriloror Dim.
ROCKLAXD. Me. . Feb. 19. Albert Heys-
ler ] , who murdered his wife and stepdaughter
Friday night , died last night at his home
ir Burkettville from the effects of the parts
green ; he had taken with suicidal Intent.
He never regained consciousness.
KV/IMN to Vlnlt Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI , O. . Feb. 19. Commodore
Robley D. Evans will bo the guest of honor
at the banquet of the Stamina Republican
olub here on Washington's birthday. He
will leave Washington with Ccagressman
Dromwell on Tuesday.
Ilerrnforil Continue * III * Journey.
CHICAGO , Feb. 19. Lord Charles Beres-
ford and party left fTr the east today. He
will stop for a short time at Niagara Falls
to view the lee bridge and from Buffalo
will go direct to Washington.
One of the HeinnrUulile Cnnex.
Chicago Poet : He began after the usual
form , to-wit :
"I have a little boy at homo who "
They Interrupted him after much the usual
form , to wit :
"Pardon , mo , old man ; I must be going
along. Sorry I can'-t wait , but I'm due at
the office , " etc.
"Just a minute , he urged , buttonholing
the two nearest. "It won't take me a min
ute. "
They sighed and resigned themselves.
"All 1 want to say , " he went on , "is that T
have a little boy at homo who never > .ald a
bright thing in bis life. "
bin They grasped his hands with a thankful
ness that could find no expression in words.
And then he added :
- Ho'a too small. He can't talk yet. "
TODAY'S WEATHtR FORECAST
CiMicrnl IiidlPnMoiiM Throughout TliU
Section Inilli'iilc n Continuance
lit - tinSlIllNllIlK - .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. Forecast for
Monday :
For Nebraska , Iowa , 'Missouri , Kansas ,
Colorado and Wyoming Fair ; wet winds.
For South Dakota and Montana Generally
fair ; northwest to west winds.
Ioral lloi'onl.
OFFICE OF TUB WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA. Feb. 19. Omaha record of tem
perature and rainfall , compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years :
ISM. Ii93. 1S37. US5.
Maximum temperature . . C 13 37
Minimum temptruture . . . 34 20 29 12
Average temperature . . . . 44 24 36 21
Rainfall 00 .IS .0) T
Record of temperature nnd precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March ,
jsyji
Normal for the dity 21
Excess for the day 21
Accumulated excess since March 1 II
Normal rainfall for the day 03 Inch
Dcilclenry for the day 03 inch
Total rainfall since March 1 2 < i.fS Inches
Drllrlency ulnee March 1 4 73 Inches
Deficiency corresp'B | xrio < l 153S..10.5 Inches
EXCJIS corresp'g period 1S97 4.77 inches
Iti'iiorl * from Station * nt S p , in
WATIOKS AND STATE OF
WEATHER. 3 *
; c
Omaha , clear '
56' 62 ; .60
North Platte. clear 4 l GO . ( )
Salt I uke , part cloudy 40' ' K .00
Cheyenne , clear 40 , 4G' ' . ( a
Itapld City , raining asi as T
Huron , clear y ( a .00
Willlston , part cloudy an to T
Chicago , part cloudy . . . . . . 41 46 .CM
St. Louis. I tart cloudy SSj &v . 'JO '
St. Paul , clear 44 0 M
D-ivenport. clear , . 44 50 T
Helena , cloudy . . , , . 4 V 45i T
Kansas City , clear ' ' SS 61 .00
port Vioudy . . . . , . . \ to 4 .l i
Bismarck , cloudy ' 4ui soi r-j
Galveston , pan cloudy . . . 5f _ 6I .CO
T indicates trace of precipitation.
1 * A.EL8H ,
Lscal Forecast OlQcial.
Miller Wins Six-Day Race at 'Frisco ' with
Score of 2,192 , Miles ,
AARONSON FIGHTS FOR SECOND .PLACE
llnRitaril 1'cilnl-l'nnhPrn Spurred to
Their l.axt KITnrl" li > - llrlnsr
Shnckril Midi KH'ctrlc
Jlnlterlen.
SAX FRANCISCO , Feb. 19. The six-day
bicycle race was ended at 10:15 : tonight ,
thirty-nine minutes ahead of time. It was
obvious that the men could not change their
relative positions t > y riding longer and the
management concluded to call the race at
an end , Instead of riding through until
10:45. : The contestants were all on the track
except Glmm , whb retired at S p. m. and
did not return.
At 9:54 : all of the riders retired for a
few minutes and returned only long enough
to make a showing. The final score was
as follows :
Miles. Lap * .
Miller 2.1S2 0
.Aaronson 2,142 ?
Fredericks 3.090
Halo 2.0C
Oimm 2.0ft )
Nawn -
Alberta . . S 2
Harnnby . J.-M
I'ilklngton . ] . 0
I.iwson . } ! " ' ' 7
Julius . | . " 01 ;
Ashlnger . > .oW 6
Hiul of Stubborn Content.
No men ever more heartily welcomed
the approaching close of a contest than th < s
dozen remaining contestants In the terminal
six-day race at Mechanics' pavllllon. when ,
at C o'clock tonight they entered upon the
Inst half dozen hours of a remarkable test
of enduranco.
Nothing but the nearness of the finish and
the stimulus of a cheering crowd could
have kept the men at their task. Human
endurance had reached the point where
reason deserts the 'body ' and total collapse
was Imminent.
Miller deserves his victory and his record
will probably stand for ycnrs to come. No
previous contest has been so stubbornly
contested from start to finish and no sjm-
llar number of men have shown such won
derful pluck and endurance.
Crowds that almost rivaled those In at
tendance at the closing hours of the Madi
son Square contest last December remained
siIt the Tilg pavilion throughout Saturday
Itn
night and Sunday.
It was a noisy hut sympathetic and Im
partial crowd , urging and encouraging each
rider in turn. There was plenty of enthusi
asm , too , when Miller , at the end of the
one hundred and twenty-seventh hour , rode
his two thousandth mile In 2:25 : 3-3 , un-
paced. At 6:30 : o'clock this morning "Miller "
was fourteen hours and nineteen minutes
.
ahead of his New York record.
KiKlit for Second I'lnce.
As the day wore on sprinting became infrequent -
frequent , except in the cases of Nawn and
Barnaby , who were repeatedly charged with
energy : by an electric battery and came out
to exhaust their charges In a wild sprint.
The fight of the last half dozen hours has
been between Fredericks and Aaronson for
second place.
For a time it seemed as if Fredericks
would succeed in overhauling the Swedish
rider , but with the assistance of Julius'
pacing Anronson soon made a game ilde
throughout the afternoon and evening and
about 7 o'clock apparently had second place
to a certainty.
Glmm went down the" line today , drop
ping mile after mile to 'Aaronson and Fred
ericks. Gimm was unable to overcome his
physical weakness , though he tried hard to
do so. Hale was in bad shape mentally all
day. Ho Imagined himself riding to San
Jose.
Jose.His
His physical condition was good , however ,
and he kept steadily at work. All through
Saturday night and Sunday the tired fel
lows , Jaded and worn , with drawn faces and
staring eyes , circled the track , sometimes
at a snail's pace and then again under the
Influence of inspiring marches by the band
and the urging of friendly voices , encourag
ing them to "hurry up , old man , " or
"you're all right , " the riders would in
crease their speed for a few laps and then
drop back into the old rut.
Hallucinations haunted the tired brains of
most of tbe contestants at frequent inter
vals and there were humorous if pitiable
phases. Miller Is a marvel of endurance. It
may be said of him that he has used bis
bead as much as bis muscle in this supreme
test of endurance.
Sillier Uneil Henil Work.
He has been systematic throughout the
. His periods of rest have been short
cad at frequent intervals. He did not con
tinue at the steady grind until he became
entirely exhausted before seeking a rest ,
but at stated times woujd leave the track
for his dressing room , where his trainer
gave him attention for periods ranging from
fifteen minutes to half an hour. His longest
absence from the track was thirty-eight
minutes.
Unlike some of the other riders Miller
seldom made pace , but always kept close In
the rear of the stronger rider , whom he
would follow like a shadow. By this sys
tem he wore down Gimm , who was uatll the
beginning of the fifth day believed to be
his most formidable adversary. Miller's
ankles gave him great trouble. His left
nnk ) > was kept tightly bandaged for the
lasMforty-cIght hours of the race and must
have caused the plucky fellow great agony.
His face looks drawn and furrowed with
new lines , but on the whole he was In fairly
peed shape at the beginning of the closing
hours of his terrible experience.
rnnillilfitt * I" Succeed Molt.
TROY , N. Y. , Feb. 19. It 1s officially an
nounced here tonight that Arthur A. Zim
merman of Freehold , N. J , Is a candidate
for the chairmanship of the racing committee -
tee of the League of American Wheelmen
us the successor of Chairman Mott.
I'MMIOIIK Tlmrotliclilireil Creiunteil ,
WACO , Tex. , Feb. 19. At Ferris. In Ellis
county , the stables of J. M. Uatcheler. the.
well known race horse roan , were b.urnwi
and tbo famous thoroughbred , J. M. II. ,
was cremated.
AV.siu > rTo.vs IAI' < : IIT n n .
c'i-nxliiim When the "Father of II iv
C' < iiinlr > - " Kill-Kill 111 * Heoerve.
The Continental congress adjourned in
June , 1783 , from Philadelphia to Princeton ,
relates Youth's Companion. It had been
surrounded by the raw reirulta of the Penn
sylvania line , "eoldlere of a day , " who mu
tinously demanded their pay ,
Congress asked the state authorities to
call out the militia to restore order , and
upon their refusal , It hastened to Prince
ton , and requested Washington to remove
his quarters to the neighborhood of that
town.
town.William
William Punlap , who years after became
the vice president of the National Academy
of Design , was then a boy of 17 years , amus
ing himself with painting crayon portraits.
He viiited Princeton at this time , and was
the guest of Mr. Vnu Home , wheats house at
DRINK GRAIN-0
after you have concluded that you ought nnt
to drink coffee. It is not a medicine b".t
doctors order it. becausi It Is healthful , in- I
vljoratlnt and appetizing It Is made fr m
pure craini and has that rich seal brown
iclor nd tastes like the finest grades of
coffee and costs about * t us much. Children
liku It and thrive on It because it li a. gen
uine food drink containing nothlnc but
nouriihraint Ask your er"er for Grcin-O ,
tb > new food drink , lie and 2ic , i
I Koeky till ! , being a short walk from Wash-
j ingtoa's quarters , was fr j ntly vlltd by
the general.
Young Dunl p was Introduced to the com-
ruander-ln-cblef , who praised tfa * boy's cra
yon portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Vn Home ,
and consented to sit to him. A triumphant
atm
moment for a boy of 17. but also one of
anxiety , fear and trembling.
Washington was x > much pleased with the
youthful artist that he often Invited him to
ycbt
breakfast and to dine at headquarters , where
ho met members of congress and other dis
tinguished men. His portrait of Washington
led to the sitting of Mrs. Washington , an4
both were highly praised.
In his "History of the Arts of Ilcsign. "
written fifty years after the 1'rlnceton ej-l-
sode , Mr. Dunlap says that Washington
"was not an austere man either In appear
ance or manners , but was unaffectedly digni
fied and habitually polite. "
The assertion that he never laughed arose
from his habitual reserve a habit formed
by the fact that from youth he had been
employed In public affairs nnd conversant
with public men , and thus had been taught
the necessity of taking heed to his words.
"There , " said John Adams , as ho gazed
for the first time on Stuart's portrait of
Washington , "Is a man who kept his lips
shut which this old fool never could ! "
"I remember , " writes Dunlap , "during my
opportunity 1 of observing his deportment two
Instances of unrestrained laughter. The
first and most moderate was at a bon mot ,
or anecdote , from Judge Peters , then a
member of congrcra and dining with the
general. "
It is not strange that Washington laughea
at Judge Peters' humorous stories. Even
dignified , reserved Indians could not with
stand his humor. When a young man he
accompanied a delegation from Pennsylvania
to the Six Nations. So delighted were the
chiefs with his vivacity and wit that they
adopted him Into their tribes.
The second instance ct Washington laugh
ing immoderately was caused by his friend
Van Home's race after a pig. Van Home
was of uncommon size , very' bulky nnd
strong. One day he ordered a 'black ' boy
to catch a young pig. that it might be
roasted for dinner.
The boy was chasing the pig as Van
Home and Duulap arrived from a walk.
The pig , not wishing to be roasted , refused
to be caught.
"Stand aside , you awkward ( boy , " said
Van Hornc , throwing off his coat and hat ,
"I'll show you how to catch a pie. "
After many twlstlngs and turnings , which
amused the negroes , Van Home caught the
pig and , holding It up In triumph , while
big drops of perspiration ran down his face ,
exclaimed In a voice that was heard above
the squealing of the captive :
"There , boy , that's the way to run down
a pig ! "
As he spoke he turned around nnd there
was Washington who , with his suite , had
entered the yard. Van Home , with a lu
dicrous expression of surprise and confusion ,
tried to speak to the general , but was
thwarted by the kicking , squeaking pig.
while Washington's sides shook with
laughter.
Gr.vnnixo WASIIIXOTOX'S TOMH.
of u Venerulile Klgrnre nt M ( .
Veruoii HIM Sneeenxor.
Few of the millions of people who have
visited Mount Vernon during the last half
century could have overlooked the pictur
esque and stalwart figure of Uncle Edmund
Parker , the oldscolored man who rever
ently guarded the tomb of Washington. His
courtly and dignified manners , his deeply
marked face and the respectful courtesy
with which he answered questions made an
impression upon every one. He was tall of
stature , but his shoulders were slightly bent
with age and hlQ beard and hair of late
years became sprinkled with gray.
The old man died with the old year , re
lates the Chicago Record , and Is greatly
missed by all the habitues of that sacred
place , for he had been there since 1S41 ,
with occasional intervals of absence during
the war. He was born In 1S27 at Blakeley
farm , near Charleston , W. Va. , a slave of
Mrs. John Augustine Washington , and came
with her to Mount Vernon , where he lived
on the plantation until he Joined Ells
worth's Zouaves at Alexandria as cook.
When they went to battle ho remained In
the city and cooked for the commissary
department and teameters. Later he was
cook at the old capltol prison for nine
months. He returned to Mount Vernon for
a short time and then Joined the union army I
'
at Fort Washington and remained as cook
for the band of the Fourth artillery until
the close of the war. Then he went back
to his old home again and In 1S74 was ap
pointed guard at the tomb of Washington
by the Ladles' association , -where he re
mained until he was taken ill in June last
and for six months was n great sufferer
from cancer of the stomach until death re
leased him , on December 30. The regents
pensioned him , did everything for his com
fort and raid his funeral expenses.
Uncle Edmund was the father of nineteen
children , nine of whom are still living and
visited him during his illness. He "dls- |
remebered" the date , but was very proud of
the fact that be was married In the library | I I
of Mount Vernon mansion by Parson Llbbey i
In the presence of the Washington family
and was tbo only slave who ever had that
honor. In olden times in the south masters
used to perform the marriage ceremony , but
on the oecaslon of Edmund's wedding Augus
tine Washington was ill and Parson Llbbey , I t
who wae a member of the family circle , was j )
called upon to officiate.
Uncle Edmund's successor as guard of the
tomb of Washington Is Thomas Bushrod , an
other venerable negro , who for the last eight j
years has been sexton at Pohlck church , In
Fairfax county , Virginia , with which Wash
ington was BO closely Identified. Washing
ton served on the committee that selected
the flte and superintended Its construction '
and was a vestryman and warden of the ;
parish for many yea& . In the spring of 1S62 | j
union soldiers were camped in and around j I :
the church and very nearly destroyed it. I ! :
Private contributions from patriotic people I
assisted the Impoverished parishioners to repair - [ I
pair the venerable edifice so that It can still' ' ;
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Worn on.
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Attention !
MM 13. YALE Queen of
Beauty , who has lectured
in all the prominent cities
- _ ol the world before vast
AV-
audiences nnil bus been pronounced by all newspapers to l > c tbo most perfect
woman In form nnd fentnro now living , speaks to the women of the world
nnd confesses to them thut the secret of her beauty lies in perfect health aud
the secret of her health lies in the use of her own remedies. Anmnp them
Frultlcnrn-her creat and wonderful to tile for cnrllip till female ailments unil
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It cures the many complaints of women that only women know of. It re
stores the vitality , makes the cytw bright , the step elastic and brinm the
bloom of health to the faded cheek , tt renews the nerve tone and makes tue
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and beautiful womanhood. It cures their complaints : iul nerve troubles ot
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per bottle.
Oar Special JPrioe , 70c.
Boston Store Drug Dept.
be t used and there Is a bill before congress
to t pay an indemnity for the damage so as
to enable lt to be restored to Its original
condition.
Thomas Bushrod was born In 1S23 near
Warrenton , Farqubar county. He was a
slave of the Fitzhugh family from 1S47 , when
his j home was changed to a plantation near
Pohlck church. In Fairfax county , where ho
has t since lived. He Is a man of venerable
appearance and quaint dignity and fully ap
preciates bis responsibility.
A LOST MIM : IX .M1CIIIOAX.
Men Who Kneir KM Locution IMril
Without TellliiKT Their Seeret.
About half a century ago a rich silver
vein was found on the copper range south
of Houghton , Mich. , and the silver excite
ment throughout Houghton county was at
fever heat. Everybody had the craze , says
the Detroit News , but there was only one
man who knew the -whereabouts of the
vein. A trapper and hunter named Draper
frequently brought into Houghton rich sil
ver specimens , but where they cmie from
he never told and the secret always re
mained a secret with him. He was known
to "be making his home in the vlcnity of
Penn mine , on the south range , with the
Indians , who were very numerous in this
part of the country.
One day Draper got Into trouble with the
Indians , shot one of them and escaped from
the country. Ho returned same years after
and , taking a partner , went Into the woods
again. The two remained there , coming to
town for provisions from time to time and
bringing as much silver In nuggets as they
could carry. When the war broke out
Draper's partner enlisted in the first com
pany that left Houghton and was killed In
the battle of Bull Run. Draper remained
In the woods and died there , carrying the
secret of the big silver find ivlth him to the
other world.
A few years after Draper's death Igna
tius Zeeber , who was conducting a tailorIng -
Ing establishment In L'Anse , having re
moved there from Houghton , got the silver
craze and gave up his business to search
for Draper's mine. During the twenty years
that have passed since that time Zeeber ,
or , as he Is more familiarly known to those
who frequent the woods , "Silver Fritz. "
has remained at the Penn mine , in the , vi
cinity of which Draper was supposed to
have located the sjlver , hut whether he has
succeeded in locating the coveted silver
mine Is not known. Some think be has ,
but the majority who know him say they
are positive he has not.
. Xnt So Kaxj lo Client Him.
The Indian is : Improvident , but he is keen
enough at a bargain. An anecdote told of
Joseph Roletto , a famous trader of Pralrlo
du Chlen , well illustrates the point. The
story j is told In "Loading Events in Wlscoa-
sin History. "
A lady who visited Prairie du Chlen In the
early days of the territory remarked to Mr.
Rolette 1 :
"O , Mr. Rolette. I v/ciild not be engaged
In 'the Indian trade ; It seems to me a sys
tem of cheating the poor savages. "
"Let mo tell you , madam , " replied he ,
with great naivete , "It Is not so easy to
cheat the Indians as you Imagine. I have
tried it these twenty years , and have rover
succeeded. "
I'lirpose.
Detroit Journal : In due time the pil
grim cnme to a great town where they
were holding ! > n International exposition.
"What , " he asked , respectfully , "Is the
jmrnoso of your exposition ? "
"To ccl'Urate , " replied an Inhabitant ,
with courtn/ua condescension , "our great
Industrial achievements. "
"And are you t < o much better off by
rc-ift-on of tiiose achievements ? " persisted
the pilgrim , with no notion of being Im-
pertinent , however.
"Certainly , " repllt-d the Inhabitant. "But
for these acnlc-vomeiits , how could wo have
an exposition : '
Whence the pilgrim perceived that there
Is jniri > ese In all things ; or. If not. It may
bo supplied with a little ingenuity.
Don't use
an imitation especially imitations of Pearl-
ine. Many are dangerous. And
dangerous washing powders can
never be cheap no matter how
little you pay for them. Peddlers
and untrustworthy grocers will tell
you the stuff they offer is " Pearl-
ine , " " same as , " "as good as , " "made
in the same factory , " etc. It's false.
Pearline is the standard washing
compound ' ; never peddled ; gives no prizes ; simply stands
on its'merits as the best , safest , and most economical. 675
keromltr third .tugo ufty hUl. cured for * 1Q. I ul | C l-ux treaiuunt )
Ilerer falls. Pimples. ! n eruption * var.UU at If Ijy n aslr Remetu-ll
ber , money returufd if not katdfuctnry 12 00 single boxes Agents \Vt nttd ,
HAHH DRUG STORE , lilhand F rnamSu..Ow ha Neb. Dept. U.
' Turkish T. and P. Pills will make you happy , as they cure
pressed , excessivescanty , painful menstruation , and bring on
menstruation every time nail etrlr f 1.00 box. by mail.
AfrfiittiVaoted. Department U. HAHN'S ' PHAUMAOV. Om > p . N'tbI I
Dr. Hi-nncH'it Klortrle licit Will Cure
tinOhxtliiute mill Mortifying Dlx-
OIHOH oT Men mill Women In Kvcry
Cnxi Do .Not lie JI In It'll hy Cheap
Cuiinti-rfHtH.
Electricity is the Fountain of Life It Is
thu Know , Nerve and Vital Korce of
every human belnff. When you are weak
' . nyslcully. mintnlly u ; nexuatly there is
I'ljek of icctrlclt'- : ; the syMm that Is
what iry I.lectiic Holt Is for to supp'y 'his
I est Electricity. Electricity ua applied by
my Belt cnnnot help but cure It BOS way
down to tlio foundation of your dlseaso afid ,
tvmovea the cause , thoruby curlnK . I
know exactly what it will do ; therefore
1 absolutely Rimrantee the cure In every
case w > cre I recommend my Belt. If It
will not cur * you I will not sell it to you.
for 1 have no dlpsatlslled patients nor am
I Kolng to have any.
Dr. Bennett's Electric Belt
Is based upon scientific principles It Is Na
ture's own remedy for weak men. nnd
woman. Drugs cannot and will not cure
thev oppose In
stead of aid Na
ture. You were
mndo to be stronp
and manly anil
you should be. If
you have com
mitted excesses
and disobey No- -
lure's laws you . .v
must have Ele---
tricity EupplUd to
your system.
DruRS simply
temporarily stim
ulate , and when
the r c a o t i o n
cumen you nre
worse off than
before you battered -
tored your atom-
nch with them.
The weak man
and woman treat
themselves with
my Belt because
It makes them
strong and be
cause under Its
potent Influence
they become
Btronper.
If you are weak
sexually I offer
you a homo self-
treatment that
will cure In every
case. It elves you
n moans of pro
longing the pleasures , freshness and vital
ity of youth and of maintaining1 the physi
cal Htrenirth of perfect manhood to a de-
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J lie old and feeble regain the- perfect vlBor
of mlJdie age ; the mlilille-aged man who
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of restored vitality and | ewer and the joy
of his restoration shines In his radiant
eyes , his cheeks have taken on a. rosy hue
and his breast Is swelled with pride be
cause he Is once moro n man. I know fail
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for many years perfecting1 my Electric Belt.
It Is Indorsed by physician * and recom
mended by thousandB of cured patients. It
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cures nervous prostration nnd loss of brain
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wanted to nnd make more money , a-s it
does not cost a cent to wrltr a prescrip
tion ; hut I couldn't do co and he honest -
for I know druts w'll ' not curthest ob
stinate and mortifying dlsruses.
My Hell his : soft Hl'.Utn , chumulscovered
xpun ; electrodes that cannot burn. Mister
fry and ncitf tne patl"nt lor life , aa Jj Uit
barn meifl elcctroijes used on all other
makes of belts. Electricity cannot pene
trate the system through Iwro metal
hence the burns. My ulectr Oua kce ) > oj > ? n
the pores of the > kln. whKi allows the entire -
tire current to penetrate the system ru > It
should. Thfse electrodes nre reKlwtered
with the United States government find
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ware of cheap Imitations. Get the ten-
uliit' . Everything is counterfeited , even tea
a banknote but the counterfeit Is no good ,
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